Senior PCB Layout Designer

Murata

  • San Diego, CA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 17 days ago
pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. pSemi builds on Peregrine Semiconductor’s 30-year legacy of technology advancements and strong IP portfolio but with a new mission—to enhance Murata’s world-class capabilities with high-performance semiconductors. With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi’s product portfolio now spans power management, connected sensors, optical transceivers, antenna tuning and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors enable advanced modules for smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices and healthcare. From headquarters in San Diego and offices around the world, pSemi’s team explores new ways to make electronics for the connected world smaller, thinner, faster and better.Job SummaryThis position is responsible for providing all PCB requirements for the pSemi Power business unit, including design and layout of Power PCBAs and management of their fabrication and assembly. The successful candidate will also be responsible for maintaining appropriate levels of stock and developing a system of traceability for all boards delivered. The designer must demonstrate experience and technical expertise in Power PCB design.Roles & ResponsibilitiesThis position has responsibility for:
  • Executing schedules for PCB design and layout activities to support on-time release of new products
  • Working with requestors to ensure requirements are clearly defined and documented
  • Generating documentation including electrical schematics and Bill of Materials, and tooling data, and managing the controlled release process
  • Managing relationships with 3rd party PCB manufacturing partners through communication, quoting, purchasing, and monitoring of technical capabilities
  • Performing incoming inspection on new PCB designs and providing feedback to suppliers on quality concerns
  • Providing technical expertise in Power PCB design, layout, and manufacturing to the rest of the team
Minimum Qualifications (Experience and Skills)
  • 7+ years PCB design experience including at least 2 years of Switching Power supply PCB design
  • Extensive knowledge of Cadence Allegro required
  • Experience designing high power-density power management circuits, possibly in a power module development environment
  • Solid understanding of signal integrity routing and common impedance effects.
  • Awareness of inductive and capacitive effects in fast switching circuits, possibly gained in an RF environment.
  • Strength in documentation clarity and completeness
  • Team player with a strong sense of urgency to meet product requirements on schedule
Preferred Qualifications
  • Familiarity with substrate design, materials, practices, and fabrication facilities is highly desirable
  • The ability to work with minimal supervision including effective time management, prioritization, and organization
  • The ability to work independently and collectively in a team environment
  • A strong desire to support company and department goals and values
  • Initiative: Takes action, seek new opportunities, strives to see projects to completion. An attitude of continuous personal and professional improvement
  • Innovation: Creative, offers new ideas, amenable to change
Education Requirements
  • Associate’s degree in drafting and design technology, engineering technology or a similar program
Work EnvironmentThis job operates in a professional office and semiconductor lab environment. This role routinely uses standard office and lab equipment.Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.pSemi Corporation supports a diverse workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. pSemi does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally-protected medical condition, military or veteran status (including “protected veterans” under applicable affirmative action laws), marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws applicable to the Company. pSemi also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an employee or applicant has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.Note: The Peregrine Semiconductor name, Peregrine Semiconductor logo and UltraCMOS are registered trademarks and the pSemi name, pSemi logo, HaRP and DuNE are trademarks of pSemi Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. pSemi products are protected under one or more of the following U.S. Patents:

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